The strategic plan: foundation for retention and attraction

Each year when the calendar turns to June, I get mixed emotions. On one hand, I am thrilled that summer has arrived but on the other hand, I’m dreading my upcoming June 30 deadline to report 40 new hours of CPE to my state board.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting US said it has been selected for the 11th straight year by the Internal Revenue Service to deliver its sales tax rate and taxability tables to help taxpayers across prepare their tax returns.

I recently discussed the value of surveillance and, according to a comment on that post, I hit a nerve.

Acumatica announced that Ali Jani was promoted to VP of partner strategy, enablement and services, succeeding Richard Duffy.

Adaptive Insights released an update to its cloud planning, consolidation, reporting and analysis suite.

We should really be calling it ‘social business’

Intuit is laying off 249 employees, according to an internal memo from CEO Brad Smith.

A group of law firms has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of an estimated 330,000 taxpayers who were affected by a data breach in the IRS’s online Get Transcript application.

CliftonLarsonAllen is merging in the information security consulting firm TrustCC, effective Sept. 1.

Tribridge, No. 2 on the 2015 Accounting Today VAR 100, has joined the NetSuite Solution Provider Program.

Ernst & Young announced a strategic business relationship with Hortonworks to provide new data management offerings that leverage and extend Hortonworks Data Platform.

Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee sent a letter Monday to four federal service centers asking for clarification on reporting practices for federal employees’ wage and tax statements to the Social Security Administration and state tax agencies in order to safeguard against tax-related identity theft.

Wipfli announced it has become a champion of National Security Awareness Month.

Two firms share their experience with powerful analytical tools

Intuit announced the company’s fourth quarter and full-year fiscal results, along with the divestiture of Demandforce, QuickBase and Quicken.

New tools can make spreadsheets manageable

MACPA members predict future growth areas

Technology is crucial in the struggle between states and taxpayers

Online business software developer Exact is introducing Exact Online for Accountants, a cloud-based tool aimed at boosting collaboration with clients and streamlining project management.